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NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1879 - Prospect Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collect

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1879 - Prospect Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collect
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Incorporated in New York in 1879. In the Report of the Director of the Mint for 1882, a Prospect Mine was reported as a mine in Storey County, Virginia District. Another Prospect Mine was noted as being located in Madison County, Montana and was considered a “most important lode.” That particular mine was “developed by three levels and the ore was rich in both gold and silver. Shipments yielded as much as $440 in gold and $170 in silver to the ton” [Holabird, Western Americana, Auction #11, Part I, p. 172, 2001]. However, we do not know if this firm was related to either Prospect Mine. No. 30 issued to C. S. Brown by George H. Brown, Secretary, and Jno. J. Graham, President, on 11 October for 75 shares. Signed on reverse by the Executor of Brown’s estate and witnesses on 16 October 1936. Smaller-sized and plain. U/C. Some foxing. Good condition.